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In the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, another long chapter nears its close. On April 24, 2025, Benjamin Wade Grimes filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage against Katherine Marie Dupre, seeking to formally end a union that has lasted more than twenty-one years.
The couple, married on March 5, 2004, in Kansas City, share three children, though they are not yet separated as of the filing date. Grimes, represented by attorneys Jacob J. Berger and Kevin J. Berger of Berger Law Firm, LLC, declared that the marriage is irretrievably broken and that there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.
Grimes requests that the court equitably divide the marital property and debts, assigning to him his separate property and denying maintenance to either party. Both Grimes and Dupre are described as capable of supporting themselves, a factor that underpins the request for the waiver of spousal support.
No mention was made of military service obligations, and the Petitioner affirms that neither party is an active member of the Armed Forces. The court is now tasked with dissolving the legal bonds of a marriage that, despite its longevity, has reached its final and irreversible juncture.
This filing sets in motion the unwinding of two decades of shared life, property, and responsibilities, toward what both parties appear prepared to face independently.
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